NHL At Large: The Leafs Trading Dion Phaneuf Means That They’ll Sign Steven Stamkos.
The Toronto Maple Leafs finally traded defenseman Dion Phaneuf yesterday after two years of speculation that the veteran rearguard would be moved. Phaneuf was traded to the cash strapped Ottawa Senators in a nine player deal. On paper, Toronto got more talent in return but that wasn’t their goal. The goal was to clear cap space and they did that. By trading Phaneuf, the Leafs could now make a…